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Former England Under-18 coaches John Fletcher and Russell Earnshaw, who have launched a new venture with sharing platform The Magic Academy, often use the phrase “beat the game”.

Both men have, and always will, encourage players to think outside the box and push boundaries of what is possible.

For instance, they have helped youngsters practice feigning towards a jackal position in defence and withdrawing quickly to – hopefully – buy a penalty by suckering an attacker into flying off their feet into the tackle area.